Saturday, March 16, 2013

SewCalGal's Virtual Sew-cial - International Quilting Day

Today is International Quilting Day....so I thought a giveaway would be in order. Just leave a comment...you don't even have to read the rest of this post if you don't want to!!

Easy peasy...........and you might win this Beam n Read for yourself...sorry, but due to the cost of shipping I cannot offer this outside the United States. Sorry :(

I'll pick a winner with the Random Draw Generator on Monday 12 PM.

In honor of SewCalGal's Virtual Sew-cial - International Quilting Day

I am working on my KING SIZE SCRAP QUILT....here is a picture of the quilt under the machine...what a BEAR to quilt!!!

I have never made a king size quilt before, and believe me, at this time of my life I REALLY didn't need to decide to make one now...but I loved this Wiggly Whimsy Scrap Quilt from http://rubybluequilts.blogspot.com/ she started a quilt along a couple of months ago and I decided to make this quilt.

The reason I wanted to make a king size one was because I can never get a quilt large enough to fit my 4 poster king size bed...it has side rails and the comforters always are way too short...and I don't use a dust ruffle. I loved the look of this scrappy quilt so I forged ahead.

Not difficult to make the top...but I decided to use a sheet for the back and add a border all around......what was I thinking?????? The back has given me nightmares. Finally I have it together and am quilting my brains out...just straight line, but what a nightmare to get this thing under the machine! I chose a 'fluffy' polyester batting because I didn't want it to be toooooo heavy!

After it is finished and washed I will post a picture...wish me luck!!

HAPPY QUILTING DAY!!!! Don't forget to COMMENT for the giveaway.........

About Me

I live in Southwest Florida with my husband Bob and our little 'hot dog' Margret Mary...the sweetest dog in the world!! Besides our sweet puppy we have 3 grown children. Linda and her husband Tom, their children Mary and Tommy. Bobby and his wife Christine, their children, Chris, Mike and Erica. And last, but never least, our daughter Tina, who lives in upstate New York.